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The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has disbursed N250 million to empower 500 women in Bauchi State, aiming to boost their social and economic well-being. The grant is part of President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Initiative Economic Empowerment Programme, implemented in partnership with the Tony Elumelu Foundation. She flagged off the exercise on Saturday, said each beneficiary would receive N50,000 to establish or expand their businesses. Represented by Aisha Mohammed, wife of the Bauchi State Governor, she noted that the programme targets 18,500 women across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal…

The Lagos State Government has announced that the second phase of maintenance work on the Ogudu–Ifako Bridge in Kosofe Local Government Area will commence on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, and run through Wednesday, October 1, 2025. This follows the completion and reopening of the bridge after the first phase of rehabilitation. The State Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, gave the announcement on Friday, stating that the next phase will focus on the repair of expansion joints on the bridge (inbound Lagos Island). He added that the work would be executed…

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has condemned the call for cancellation of Saturday’s by-elections in the Shanono/Bagwai constituency and the re-run in the Ghari constituency in Kano. The All Progressives Congress (APC) had earlier asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cancel the elections on accusations of “extreme violence”. The call came as Audu Zango, Kano resident electoral commissioner (REC), said over 100 suspected political thugs were arrested in the Bagwai by-election. But in a statement on Saturday, Ladipo Johnson, NNPP publicity secretary, said the APC’s request was…

The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) says it has removed 247 companies that were never duly registered as limited liability companies from its database in the country. In an X post on Friday, the CAC announced that the companies’ alleged registered certificate (RC) numbers were not assigned to them, and their names have been delisted. “The general public is hereby informed that the 247 names listed here below have not been duly registered as limited liability companies,” CAC said. “The Registered Certificate (RC) numbers allegedly ascribed to them have not been…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied that the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta, Ogun State, was the target of its recent sting operation in which 93 suspected internet fraudsters were arrested. The management of the OOPL, last week Wednesday condemned the night operation and the arrest of guests at the guest house withing the OOPL facilities, describing the operation as a calculated attack on the ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo and ‘a stark and blatant violation of the rights of the people who gathered for the event’.…

POLICY MEASURES BEGINS. The Country headline inflation rate slowed for the fourth consecutive month in July 2025, settling at 21.88 per cent compared to 22.22 per cent in June, according to the latest data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The 0.34 percentage point decline marks a modest relief for households and businesses, as both monetary and fiscal authorities continue aggressive measures to stabilise prices, strengthen the naira, and restore consumer purchasing power. The drop follows a series of coordinated interventions, including the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN)…

The head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), Mrs Didi Esther Walson-Jack, has announced that the federal government is on track to fully digitise all core civil service processes by December 31, 2025, as part of ongoing reforms to enhance efficiency and transparency. She made this known on Friday in Abuja during her office’s inaugural Quarterly Stakeholders and Citizens Engagement Forum, themed “Strengthening Civil Service Delivery Through Citizens and Stakeholders Engagement.” Walson-Jack, further emphasised that the digitalisation drive will eliminate bureaucratic bottlenecks, reduce lost files, and enable citizens…

Public nterest Lawyer, Ayodele Ademiluyi, has dragged the Federal Government, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), and several other parties before the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, demanding N500 billion in damages over what he described as a blatant breach of the rule of law in handling two aviation infractions involving popular musician, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, and passenger, Ms. Comfort Emmanson. The suit, filed under the number FHC/L/CS/1632/25, lists as respondents: the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Attorney-General of the Federation, Minister of Aviation Festus Keyamo…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has cried loud by asking the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cancel the by-election for the Shanono/Bagwai state constituency and the rerun for the Ghari constituency in Kano State. In a statement issued saturday by the party’s national publicity secretary, Felix Morka, said the elections were “marred by extreme violence and disruption caused by armed gangs at several polling units”. Morka, said reports from Shanono, Bagwai and Ghari showed that voters fled polling areas as security operatives struggled to contain the situation. “Verifiable reports…

The Ogun State Police command says two officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and others have been arrested for alleged electoral offences in Iperu Remo of the state. In a statement issued by the spokesperson of the State Police Command Omolola Odutola, said the officials were arrested on Saturday during the federal constituency by-election. Odutola, said a police patrol team stopped a Mitsubishi Space Waggon with registration number LAGOS AKD 887 HT in Iperu Remo. “The Ogun State Police Command has arrested two individuals identified as officials of…